I Hate the Music

"I Hate The Music"
Single by John Paul Young
from the album J.P.Y.
Released March 1976
Format 7" single
Genre Pop
Length 3:25
Label Albert Productions Ariola
Songwriter(s) Harry Vanda, George Young
Producer(s) Harry Vanda, George Young
John Paul Young singles chronology
"The Love Game"
(1975)		 "I Hate The Music"
(1976)		 "Keep On Smilin'"
(1976)

"The Love Game"
(1975)		 "I Hate the Music"
(1976)		 "Keep On Smilin'"
(1976)

"I Hate the Music" is an pop song written by George Young and Harry Vanda and recorded by Australian pop singer John Paul Young. The song was released in March 1976 as the lead single from Young's second studio album, J.P.Y. (1976). The song peaked at number 2 on the Kent Music Report in Australia, remaining on the chart for 20 weeks.

Background

The song was inspired by a conversation with George Young and Harry Vanda in the Boomerang House elevator after a day in the studio. The conversation involved George's general frustration with a song that he couldn't get to sound right. The song originally had a banjo introduction but was changed to a piano. [1]

Track listing

7" (AP 11037) (Ariola – 17 220)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1976–77) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report [2] 2
South Africa [3] 1
scope="row" Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 18
UK Singles Chart 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1976) Position
Kent Music Report[5] 18

References

  1. ↑ John Tait (2012). Vanda and Young: Inside Australia's Hit Factory. UNSW Press. p. 155. ISBN 9781742240107.
  2. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  3. ↑ "South African Rock Lists Website – SA Charts 1969–1989 Acts (Y)". South Africa's Rock Lists. South African Rock Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – John Paul Young – I Hate the Music". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.


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